{"id":286996,"date":"2024-08-13T17:28:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T15:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=338472"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:04:10","slug":"the-sequel-to-an-indie-game-that-they-have-stolen-from-its-creator-without-batting-an-eye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-sequel-to-an-indie-game-that-they-have-stolen-from-its-creator-without-batting-an-eye\/","title":{"rendered":"The sequel to an indie game that they have stolen from its creator without batting an eye"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On August 31, 2007, 17 years ago, a cult JRPG made with pixel art and created over the course of months by a single developer, Noa, was released. <strong>Elona became such a success that it allowed fans to create their own maps and versions<\/strong>. In fact, you can now find hundreds of versions of the game on the Internet. The problem is&#8230; not all of them are legal.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Elona\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/416d5fc9-30d2-440f-90e9-6de58d2cb70e\/1912799979\/elona-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Elona<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/elona.en.softonic.com\/iphone?ex=RAMP-2081.1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/elona.en.softonic.com\/iphone?ex=RAMP-2081.1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The cursed sequel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fans of the original game were overjoyed when Hong Kong Kunpan Culture Entertainment, another independent developer from Noa, announced the highly anticipated Elona 2~Pixel Art x Isekai x Adventure RPG because it was assumed that its original creator would be fully involved in its development. Nothing could be further from the truth: <strong>they have stolen it without any scruples.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Twitter, he wrote <em>&#8220;As I am an individual developer, I don&#8217;t have the resilience to fight against them, but <strong>I would like to state that Elona 2 is not a sequel to Elona<\/strong> and that when they proposed me to use the title Elona 2 I rejected the offer&#8221;<\/em>. Obviously, the public has sided with him and fans have promised to ignore the sirens&#8217; songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elona Mobile: Launch Trailer - Android\/iOS\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o6SfrUkIafQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But things get complicated because the Hong Kong study has clarified that, indeed, <strong>it is not the sequel to Elona, but to Elona Mobile, a version made by the developer Digital Dog<\/strong>, who did have permission to make the game and therefore to license it. So the producer who made a version of Elona has pocketed money for selling it to another, but the original creator won&#8217;t receive a single dollar. All very fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other hand, Noa continues her journey creating <strong>a real prequel to Elona titled Elin<\/strong>, for which she raised around $420,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/noacat\/elin\" title=\"\">on Kickstarter<\/a> and will have its Early Access on November 1st on Steam. All&#8217;s well that ends well.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Elona\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/416d5fc9-30d2-440f-90e9-6de58d2cb70e\/1912799979\/elona-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Elona<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/elona.en.softonic.com\/iphone?ex=RAMP-2081.1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/elona.en.softonic.com\/iphone?ex=RAMP-2081.1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elona became such a success that it allowed fans to make their own map and versions. As a matter of fact, you can currently find hundreds of game versions online. 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